Cigar-bunching machine.



C. F. BREMER.

CIGAR BUNCHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14.1'917.

1,258,431 1. Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET lc. F. BREMER. CIGAR BUNCHING MACHiNE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14 19!].

Patented Mar. 5, .1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

CHRISTIAN F. BREMER, OIE TAMPA, FLORIDA.

CIGAR-BUNCHING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ar. 5, 1918.

Application filed. June 14, 1917. Serial No. 174:,738.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN F. Barman,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Tampa, in the county of l-Iillsboro, State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Enriching Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cigar bunching machines and has for its primary object to provide a manually operated machine for forming cigar bunches.

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine of this character wherein the parts may be adjusted to form bunches of various sizes.

A further object of the invention is. to provide in combination with a bunch forming machine means for applying the binder to the bunch.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cigar bunching machine which may be attached to any suitable table or bench.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1, is a perspective view of a cigar bunching machine constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2, is a detailed side view of the operating mechanism,

Fig. 3, is a detail of a portion of the operating mechanism,

Fig. 4:, is a sectional view of the machine showing the parts in the position ready to receive the cigar filler, i

Fig. 5, is a sectional view showing the parts in position to form the bunch,

Fig. 6, is a detail sectional view showing the parts in the position to form the bunch: and,

Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the bunch forming roll.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 1 designates the table, bench or suitable support, and mounted on the upper face of said support are spaced brackets 2 having offset vertically extending portions 3, the upper edge of which is inclined and provided" with a plurality of notches 4.

The front edge of the brackets 2 are provided with angular slots 5, while the offset extension 3 is provided with a rightangular slot 6. The slots 5 inv the front edges of the bracket members 2 are adapted to be in alinement with each other as are also the right angular slots 6 in the offset portions 3 of the brackets.

Mounted in the brackets 5 by means of pintles 7 is a roller 8, which roller is preferably formed of wood and is provided with a recess 9 which extends throughout its entirelength as shown in Fig. 1; This roller 8 is in'cased' within an elastic covering 10, the ends of which terminate flush with'the side edges of the recess 9. One of the ends 11 of the elastic casing 10 is provided with a recess 12, and secured to the wooden roller and'extending upwardly across the ends of the recess 12 are bracket members 18 which form the bearing for another roller 1a which latter lies at the front sideof the recess 12 and has such diameter as to be flush with both the inner casing 10.

Mounted in the right angular slots 6 of the'oifset vertical portions 3 of :the bracket is a roller 15 which is preferably formed and outer faces of the elastic of elastic materiahsaid rollerbeing pro vided with pintles 16 which engage in the right angular slots 6 and itwill be seen that said roller 15 is capable of vertical movement, the pintle 16 thereof rotating upwardly in the vertical extension of the right angular slots 6.

A wooden roller 17 is provided on each of its ends with a pintle 18.jand said pintle 18 is adapted to engageinthe slots 1 on-the upper edge of the offset bracket members 2.- 1 V W As shown in Fig.1, the roller 8 isprovided on each end with a pulley 19and 20, and passing over the pulley QO'and extend ing through an opening 20 in the table or bench 1 is a cable or rope 21 which has one of its ends secured to the roller as at 22. and its other end passing around a pulley 23 carried on a foot treadle 24, said end being secured to a hook 25 carried bythe under face of the table or bench 1. r

Passing over the roller 19 is a cable '26 portions 3 of the which has one. of its ends suitably secured to the roller and its other end projecting through an opening 27 in the table or bench 1 whence it passes over a pulley 28 and a its free end a weight 30. This rope or-cable 26 is provided with a movable regulator 31 by which the operation of the machine is controlled in a manner to be hereinafter described.

Passing around the roller 8 is an endless belt 35 which as shown in Figs. 3,, 1 and 5 extends downwardly around the said roller 8, upwardly over the roller 17, downwardly in front of the roller 15 and into the recess or channel 9 of the roller 8. By movement of the roller 17 into the different notches i of the offset portion 3 of the brackets 2 it will be seen that said belt is lengthened or shortened as desired thus regulating the amount of said belt which lies within the recess or channel 9 of the roller 8. This belt is cut on a bias, as indicated in Fig. 1, and by changing the length of this beltit will be seen that'difierent sizes of bunches are obtained.

The brackets 2 are secured to the table 'or bench by screws'or suitable fastenings, and said brackets are braced with respect to each other by means :of a brace 41 which passes through the offset portion 5 thereof.

The operation of the device is as follows:

iVith the parts in the position shown in Fig. 4 :of the drawings, :tlzre filler from which the bunch'is formed is positioned within the recess 10! channel "9 of the roller v8 in contact with the outer face of the belt 35. The binder which is v employed to r tain the bunch in shape after it has been formed .is positioned over the portion :of the belt upon the roller 14 with a portion thereof projecting inward-1y of said channel 9.

WV hen the bunch and binder :has been so positioned, the foot treadle 21 is depressed and through the medium of the rope :or cable '21, the roller 8 is moved in the direction of the arrow in I igs. 1 and 5. Upon this movement of the roller 8 the bunch passes under the roller 15 which moves vertically in the right angular slots 6 to permit of the passage thereof and the bunch is positioned within the endless belt .as shown in Fig. :5. Upon further depressing the foot treadle 24 the roller 8 is caused to continue its revolution until the recess or channel 9 is again positioned under the bunch whereupon the bunch is received therein. By relieving the foot treadle 24 the roller 8 is permitted to return under the influence of the weight 30 as indicated by the .arrow in Fig. 6 and .the recess or channel .9 thereof passes backwardly to a position in front :of the roller 15 in which position the bunch may be removed.

It will be seen that by adjusting the mem- 'ber 31 on the rope 26 the distance traveled by the roller .8 may be regulated :since upon engagement of the member .31 with the pul- 7 Copies .61 fl is'p'atent may be obtained ley '28 the roller is prevented from further rotation.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed -is:

l. A tobacco bunching machine comprising in combination with a suitable support, a pair of spaced brackets carried by the support, a bunt-hing roller provided with :1 iongitudinal channel revolubly mounted in said bracket-s, a second roller mounted adjacent the first roller, :a third rol' ler 'adjustably mounted 'in the upper .ends of said lbnaic laets,

an'enclles-s belt passing over the third roller and encircling the first roller and having a portion thereof lying with-in .the channel of the bu-nching roller, a roller carriedby the bunch-ing roller :and mounted adjacent one edge of its longitudinal channel. and means for revolving the launching noller as and for the purpose described.

2. A tobacco launching machine com-prising in "combination with a suitable support, :a pair of spaced brackets carried by said support, a bunching roller pnovided with a longitudinal channel and mounted for rotary movement within said brackets, a bunch forming roller mounted iior vertical and rotary movement in said bracket a third roller adjusts-Lily mounted in the upper ends of said brackets, an endless belt passing over the third roller and having a portion thereof lying within thelonggitudi- .nal channel of the bunchi-ng roller, a roller carried by the bombing roller and arranged adjacent one of the edges of the channel in the bunching roller, and means for rotating the bunching roller to move the eudless be-lt between itself and the bunch forming roller as and for the purpose described.

3, A launching roll-er for tobacco bunclring machines comprising .a non --resilient body portion provided with a longitudinal channel, an elastic casing closing the non-resilient body portion and terminating at the edges ofthe channel therein, and a roller of a-diameter equal to the thickness of the elastic casing and mounted adjacent one of the side edges of the channel in the bunchingroller.

4:. A bunching roller for tobacco bunching machines comprising a non-resilient :body portion provided with a longitudinal channel, an elastic casing for said non-resilient body portion, and a roller carried by said bunching roller arranged at the edge of the longitudinal channel and in a plane parallel therewith. 1

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

.D. Hm, Jo's. H. BREMER.

ing the commissioner of Patents, I 

